Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

It snowed most of the day in Pagosa on New Year's Day. 

I love this picture! And look how deep that snow is!

More sledding fun was to be had... ;)

This photo is of the kids and myself, standing in the snow.

me, attempting to sled

Stuck!

the sledding hill

This picture is of Walker and myself (he is sitting in front of me). We're on a sled, but we got stuck! ;)




my favorite barn...in the snow


back patio

Sofi...just squinting, as always. :)

THE definition of a gray day.

Ben captured a beautiful sunset with his iPhone, just after it stopped snowing.

On Wednesday, January 2nd, we played with our local friends Natalie and Tucker. The sweetest kids...our kids love them!

We had lots of fun sledding at their house!

On Thursday, January 3rd, I took the kids skiing by myself! It was a rough start (just ask Walker) but we ended up doing just fine. Both kids skied well and had fun; Lainey would go all day...Walker said he was good to ski "about 30 minutes...or maybe 45."

This is how I would sum up our day. :)

...and without the editing ;)

After we skied on Friday, I went around the neighborhood to take pictures of some of my favorite spots! This is one...I like the black and white! :) When taking pictures at this time of day, it's so hard to get rid of the "blue" that shows up when trying to photograph scenes with snow. Black and white photos seem to get rid of that problem. :) 

my very favorite valley

My footprints...I love fresh snow.

my favorite barn (again)

Pagosa Peak (I think, haha!)

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We ended up leaving Pagosa on Saturday, January 5th and arrived back home on Sunday, January 6th. More snow was expected in the area and we wanted to get ahead of it; no one wants to be stuck on the highway with a billion other people! Celebrating the new year in Pagosa was a fantastic way to begin 2019. I'm thankful for our health and our friends and families. :) Love to you all!